Thorleif Torstensson

Thorleif Torstensson
Thorleif Torstensson sang and played the saxophone for Thorleifs
Born
Sven Thorleif Georg Torstensson

26 June 1949
Nottebäck, Sweden
Died10 January 2021(2021-01-10) (aged 71)
Halmstad, Sweden
OccupationMusician
Years active1962–2012

Sven Thorleif Georg Torstensson (26 June 1949 – 10 January 2021) was a Swedish singer, saxophonist and guitarist.

He was the lead singer of the danceband Thorleifs from its inception in 1962. Torstensson along with Thorleifs took part in Melodifestivalen 2009 with the song "Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight". He took part as a celebrity contestant on Kändisdjungeln which was broadcast on TV4 in 2009.

Torstensson died on 10 January 2021, after a week of care of in a Halmstad hospital, from COVID-19.

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